Health
England slips further off-track for smokefree 2030 target
The UK government is almost a decade behind achieving its target for England to be smokefree by 2030, a new report published by Cancer Research UK reveals.
Dec 29, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Breakthrough in understanding of how cancer spreads could lead to better treatments
Scientists have discovered that cancer cells "hijack" a process used by healthy cells to spread around the body, completely changing current ways of thinking around cancer metastasis.
Sep 29, 2022
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Medications
Erectile dysfunction drugs could help in the treatment of esophageal cancer
A group of drugs commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction may be able to boost the effect of chemotherapy in esophageal cancer, according to new research.
Jun 21, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Netflix-style algorithm builds blueprint of cancer genomes
The science behind your Netflix viewing habits could soon be used to guide doctors in managing cancer, according to scientists funded by Cancer Research U.K. and Cancer Grand Challenges.
Jun 15, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Excess weight almost doubles risk of womb cancer
New research shows that lifelong excess weight almost doubles a woman's risk of developing womb cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study published today in BMC Medicine.
Apr 18, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
First data in a decade highlights ethnic disparities in cancer
Cancer Research UK's latest analysis of NHS Digital cancer registration data uses the most complete recording to date of cancer rates by ethnicity in England, providing crucial data on how some cancer rates vary by ethnicity. ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Aromatase inhibitors better than tamoxifen at reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence in women
A new study has shown that giving aromatase inhibitors instead of tamoxifen to premenopausal women with estrogen receptor positive (hormone-sensitive) breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence. ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Men's skin cancer rates increase by 50% over decade
Over the last 10 years, melanoma skin cancer among men in the UK has increased by almost 50%.
Jun 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists trial new way to boost CAR T-cell therapy
Cancer Research UK is collaborating with Aleta Biotherapeutics (Aleta) to trial a new therapy that 'reboots' a treatment for some people with blood cancer whose cancer starts to come back.
Jun 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
4 in 10 people in Wales with possible cancer symptoms didn't contact GP
New figures show 42.1% of people surveyed in Wales who experienced possible cancer symptoms in the first wave of the pandemic didn't contact their GP.
Jun 18, 2021
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